summer time: alexander skachkov

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Incredible creativity...

Designer: Alexander Skachkov
Complete Project: http://ow.ly/XqvD

photography: kareem king

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Photo Shoot: Kareem King 4 Single Mens Magazine

religion: design

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"Design is treated like a religion at BMW..." - Fortune Magazine

richard branson: leveraging design in business

"Every new product or service that Virgin group offers must: (1) Have the best quality, (2) provide great value, (3) be innovative, (4) dramatically challenge existing alternatives, and (5) provide a "sense of fun" or "cheekiness." 

Richard Branson, CEO of Virgin Group

sir ernest hall: the power of design

"Design is about demonstrating how beautiful something can be. It has a very profound capacity. Design is a way of changing life and influencing the future..." 

Sir Ernest Hall, Dean Clough

tom peters: an incredible look at a well designed finance department

I imagine... 

A Finance "Department" with a Musician, a Poet, an Artist, an Actress, and an Anthropologist. As well as some Numbers Dudes. THIS "Department" stands for ACCURACY AND INTEGRITY. BUT it is also a ... Scintillating Business Partner. Its members are not drones. They do not hide behind dense, obscure Excel spreadsheets filled with arcane figures. THEY ARE EXCITING. THEIR IDEAS ARE EXCITING. Their presentations are exciting. And clear. And beautiful. BECAUSE THESE NEW-BREED "FINANCE PEOPLE" ARE ... DESIGN DRIVEN. 

Author: Tom Peters 
Book: Design, 2005

let's get naked

I am on my yearly 21 day fast. Each year, under the direction of my life coach and mentor Dr. Victor L. Powell (http://twitter.com/victorlpowell),  I engage in a 21 day fast that challenges me to really look inward and take a personal inventory of where I am and where I am going. I am encouraged to visit my ethos and dig deeper. I usually come out of the fast with a clear mind, many new ideas, and a fresh perspective on things... BUT this is NOT what this blog entry is about. It's about.. 

Getting Naked. 

On the fast I am challenged to digress from sweets, breads, meats and all of the other stuff that I consume during the regular course of the day, month, year. Well, this morning I decided that I was going to make Naked juice part of my "fast arsenal" (http://nakedjuice.com). AND like any "tech geek" I wandered over to the Naked website and was blown away. The design was not only refreshing, but it really made me want to get Naked. LOL!! 

Check out the site for yourself... It's an inspiring treat executed in the form of a brand website!! 

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Brand: Naked Juice